Wayne Rooney has revealed how his refusal to accept star treatment at DC United is driving his stellar impact on Major League Soccer.

The former England captain, 32, became the most high-profile English footballer to join a US club since David Beckham when he signed for the struggling Washington outfit in June.

Rooney, who is the Three Lions all-time leading goalscorer and has Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and Premier League winners medals, has transformed his new team's fortunes.

He has scored 10 goals in 17 games to lift DC from bottom of the table to sixth in the Eastern conference – just one win from reaching the play-offs.

Wayne Rooney continued his rich vein of form for DC United, scoring a sensational free-kick against Toronto FC this week (Image: USA TODAY Sports)

Execs at the club offered the Liverpudlian first-class flights to away games while his team-mates flew economy, and a hotel room to himself instead of having to share.

But he believes his insistence on being part of the team has helped him hit the ground running and inspired the other players.

“If you're going to be part of a team you have to be part of a team all in and do the same things,” he said in an interview with the Men In Blazers TV show to be broadcast on NBCSN on Monday afternoon.

Rooney has hit 10 goals so far this season for DC United (Image: SIPA USA)

“I don't want special treatment because I've had a career in England. I want to be treated the same as the players here.

“I'm part of this team. It's not rocket science - if you can go and form relationships with those players, speak to them, it helps.

“I know a lot of players who have come here, big players in other countries, they haven't tended to form those relationships and buy into what the team are doing.

Wayne Rooney's family, including wife Coleen, have joined him in DC

“I think it's important. If you do that you can have a big impact on the team.”

A sensational Rooney free-kick earned DC their latest win over Toronto on Wednesday, as his transition to life Stateside continues to be a roaring success.

But the former Everton and Manchester United star says off the pitch there are still some things he misses about life in the UK.